John F. Schmutz

The Battle of the Crater

A Complete History

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Battle of the Crater is one of the lesser known yet most interesting battles of the Civil War. This book, detailing the onset of brutal trench warfare at Petersburg, Virginia, digs deeply into the military and political background of the battle. Beginning by tracing the rival armies through the bitter conflicts of the Overland Campaign and culminating with the siege of Petersburg and the battle intended to lift that siege, this book offers a candid look at the perception of the campaign by both sides.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 430
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 804g
• ISBN-13: 9780786474059
• ISBN-10: 078647405X
• Artikelnr.: 36468298

Autorenporträt

John F. Schmutz, corporate attorney and U.S. Army veteran, lives in San Antonio, Texas.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
List of Maps     
Preface     
1. "If It Takes All Summer"     
2. Enemy at the Gates     
3. War in the Trenches     
4. The Earth Movers     
5. The Deep Bottom Diversion     
6. A Change of Plans     
7. The Men Are Ready-Are the Generals?     
8. Inferno at Petersburg     
9. The Attack Begins: The First Division Enters the Breach     
10. The Initial Response in Defense of the Breach     
11. "Push Forward to the Crest at Once"     
12. The Federal Advance Is Halted     
13. Into the Valley of Death     
14. "Forward, and with Cold Steel"     
15. A Veritable "Slaughter Pen"     
16. "A Sad Day's Work, and Nothing Gained"     
17. "Such a Lot of Fools Did Not Deserve to Succeed"     
Epilogue: "A Perfect Success, Except It Did Not Succeed"     
Appendix A: Organization of Opposing Forces     
Appendix B: Casualties of the Battle of the Crater     
Appendix C: Medal of Honor Recipients and Confederate Roll of Honor
Recipients     
Appendix D: Union Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index